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Strong & Courageous Times  Four

11/3/2019

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Coming in from star gazing this evening thinking how different I feel tonight than I did over a month ago on the same porch, I decided to read through all of Joshua 1, not just verse 9 before bed. Immediately, I was caught by the words in verse one.

“After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide . . . “

These first five words, “After the death of Moses,” have much more meaning to me today. Even while they succinctly describe the setting, they resonate with my heart greatly as I face this season with a similar phrase in mind.

The words here are a reminder that it wasn’t easy for people to move forward without Moses - after years of his leadership, support, friendship and more. I expect many hearts ached from this great loss and through it,
 God kept reminding them to trust him and to move forward in confidence – to not be afraid. A reminder that he walked with them!

I decided to count these reminders. In 16 short verses, God reminds us to be both strong and courageous four times. It’s a mantra worth repeating and one that I too must repeat. Of course, it’s not my own strength that I have to rely on in this season but God’s. This strength is way better than my own - especially since I feel a bit weak and anything but confident.

This truly was the bedtime pep talk I needed. "Thanks God!"


It is such a joy and encouragement to be covered in prayer and to be reminded of God’s truth as I anticipate hard days ahead. As I continue to weave through a story that is different than before I know God has good in this, these small (and big) reminders help bring clarity and focus once again.

And because it's worth repeating: 
Only be strong and courageous!”

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    Hi! It's Jenn Brown, writing my story that is now slightly different as we enter a season of new grief. On September 30, 2019, my dear husband Josh passed away after battling brain cancer. 

    Life for me weirdly continues on and I'm continuing to share my heart and journey here in this space as a way to process and hopefully encourage others in their grief journey also. It's not easy for any of us.   

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